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Freshwater Bayou, LA — Tides & Fishing

Freshwater Bayou

Tide source: NOAA CO-OPS · fetched 10/1/2026, 1:00:25 AM CT

Heights relative to MLLW (Mean Lower Low Water).

Station location

29.6554, -92.2507
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Live status

RISING
HIGH TIDE4:08 AMLOW TIDE5:13 PMRISINGFALLINGRISING~0.8 ft MLLW

Air

79°F

Wind

6 mph SE

Water

86°F

Pressure

1011 hPa

Water status

OCTOBER 1, 2026 AT 1:00 AM

Tide chart · ft MLLW

Now 1:00 AM · tide ~0.8 ft · rising

-0.50.00.51.0ft MLLW4:08 AM0.8 ft6:26 PM-0.1 ftNow · 1:00 AM12:00 AM6:00 AM12:00 PM6:00 PM12:00 AM
Tide High Low Now Night Major prime Minor prime
Fish activityVery highHighAverage— Low

Best fishing times today

Thursday, October 1

★★★☆☆

Fair fishing day

Waning Gibbous · 73% illuminated · Toward neap

Tide strength

54/46

Average · morning / afternoon

Windows

  • Major3:53 AM – 5:53 AM
  • Minor11:50 AM – 12:50 PM
  • Major4:25 PM – 6:25 PM☀️ Prime
  • Minor9:57 PM – 10:57 PM

Neap tides — smaller range than usual today

Quarter-phase moon means highs and lows sit closer together. Wind and water clarity often matter more than the table.

Wind

Open-Meteo · Freshwater Bayou
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Weather

Open-Meteo

Temp

79°F

Wind

6 mph SE

Water

86°F

Pressure

1011 hPa

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Radar

RainViewer · Freshwater Bayou
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Sun / moon / conditions

Sunrise

7:03 AM

Sunset

6:51 PM

Moon

Waning Gibbous · 73%

Tide cycle

Toward neap

Tide schedule

Heights relative to MLLW · times station-local

TUE, SEP 29, 2026

7:02 AM – 6:54 PMWaning Gibbous 90%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • No extremes for this day

WED, SEP 30, 2026

7:02 AM – 6:53 PMWaning Gibbous 82%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:41 AM0.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:13 PM-0.08 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 1, 2026Selected

7:03 AM – 6:51 PMWaning Gibbous 73%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:08 AM0.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:26 PM-0.1 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 2, 2026

7:04 AM – 6:50 PMWaning Gibbous 64%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide5:19 AM0.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:32 PM-0.1 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 3, 2026

7:04 AM – 6:49 PMLast Quarter 53%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide6:04 AM0.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide8:44 PM-0.1 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 4, 2026

7:05 AM – 6:48 PMLast Quarter 43%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide6:45 AM0.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:06 PM-0.08 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 5, 2026

7:05 AM – 6:47 PMWaning Crescent 32%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide7:21 AM0.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:10 PM-0.03 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 6, 2026

7:06 AM – 6:45 PMWaning Crescent 23%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide7:43 AM0.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:45 PM0.6 ftMLLW
  • High tide4:03 PM0.6 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 7, 2026

7:07 AM – 6:44 PMWaning Crescent 15%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide12:02 AM0.05 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:51 AM0.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:04 PM0.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide5:44 PM0.6 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 8, 2026

7:07 AM – 6:43 PMWaning Crescent 8%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide12:57 AM0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:50 AM0.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:37 PM0.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:18 PM0.6 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 9, 2026

7:08 AM – 6:42 PMWaning Crescent 3%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide1:58 AM0.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:45 AM0.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:10 PM0.2 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:50 PM0.7 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 10, 2026

7:08 AM – 6:41 PMNew Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide2:55 AM0.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:40 AM0.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:42 PM0.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:54 PM0.7 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 11, 2026

7:09 AM – 6:40 PMNew Moon 0%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide3:46 AM0.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:33 AM0.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide3:11 PM0.06 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:11 PM0.7 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 12, 2026

7:10 AM – 6:39 PMWaxing Crescent 2%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide4:56 AM0.6 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:06 AM0.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide3:40 PM0.02 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 13, 2026

7:10 AM – 6:37 PMWaxing Crescent 6%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:45 AM0.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:11 PM0.00 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 14, 2026

7:11 AM – 6:36 PMWaxing Crescent 12%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide1:50 AM0.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:51 PM0.01 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 15, 2026

7:12 AM – 6:35 PMWaxing Crescent 20%Toward spring
Fair fishing day
  • High tide3:15 AM0.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:53 PM0.03 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 16, 2026

7:12 AM – 6:34 PMWaxing Crescent 29%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide4:46 AM0.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide6:57 PM0.04 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 17, 2026

7:13 AM – 6:33 PMWaxing Crescent 39%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide5:31 AM0.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide7:54 PM0.06 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 18, 2026

7:14 AM – 6:32 PMFirst Quarter 49%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide6:07 AM0.8 ftMLLW
  • Low tide9:01 PM0.08 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 19, 2026

7:14 AM – 6:31 PMWaxing Gibbous 60%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide6:36 AM0.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide10:14 PM0.10 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 20, 2026

7:15 AM – 6:30 PMWaxing Gibbous 70%Neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide6:53 AM0.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:05 PM0.1 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 21, 2026

7:16 AM – 6:29 PMWaxing Gibbous 79%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide6:50 AM0.7 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:24 PM0.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide4:33 PM0.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide11:49 PM0.2 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 22, 2026

7:17 AM – 6:28 PMWaxing Gibbous 87%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide6:38 AM0.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:35 PM0.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide5:53 PM0.6 ftMLLW

FRI, OCT 23, 2026

7:17 AM – 6:27 PMWaxing Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • Low tide12:36 AM0.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide6:29 AM0.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide12:57 PM0.3 ftMLLW
  • High tide7:20 PM0.6 ftMLLW

SAT, OCT 24, 2026

7:18 AM – 6:27 PMWaxing Gibbous 98%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide1:41 AM0.4 ftMLLW
  • High tide6:24 AM0.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide1:26 PM0.1 ftMLLW
  • High tide8:48 PM0.7 ftMLLW

SUN, OCT 25, 2026

7:19 AM – 6:26 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide2:49 AM0.5 ftMLLW
  • High tide6:19 AM0.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:01 PM0.03 ftMLLW
  • High tide9:53 PM0.8 ftMLLW

MON, OCT 26, 2026

7:19 AM – 6:25 PMFull Moon 100%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide3:49 AM0.6 ftMLLW
  • High tide6:05 AM0.6 ftMLLW
  • Low tide2:38 PM-0.09 ftMLLW
  • High tide11:16 PM0.8 ftMLLW

TUE, OCT 27, 2026

7:20 AM – 6:24 PMWaning Gibbous 97%Spring
Good fishing day
  • Low tide3:18 PM-0.2 ftMLLW

WED, OCT 28, 2026

7:21 AM – 6:23 PMWaning Gibbous 93%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide12:58 AM0.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide4:02 PM-0.2 ftMLLW

THU, OCT 29, 2026

7:22 AM – 6:22 PMWaning Gibbous 86%Toward neap
Fair fishing day
  • High tide2:10 AM0.9 ftMLLW
  • Low tide5:00 PM-0.2 ftMLLW

Tide strength · 2026

Astronomical coefficient (~20–120). Higher = stronger springs worldwide — not the same as local height at Barataria tiny-tide spots.

Today · 2026-10-01

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